Reader, West Virginia

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Reader
Census-designated place (CDP)
Reader is located in West Virginia
Reader
Reader
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W / 39.56889; -80.73278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2)
 • Land0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2)
 • Water0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
278
 • Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 278 (down from 397 at the 2010 census).[2][3]

Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Reader CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 522.


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